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Biden targets Trump and GOP in midterms speech · Apple News Today

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  Gideon Resnick, Narrating: Good morning! It's Friday, September. 2nd. I'm Gideon Resnick in for Shumita Basu, this is "Apple News Today." Each morning, hear about some of the most fascinating stories in the news, and how the world's best journalists are covering them.
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  President Biden says Trump and his allies are a threat to American democracy. He laid the groundwork for the November election in a prime-time speech in Philadelphia last night.
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  President Joe Biden: Too much of what's happening in our country today is not normal. Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.
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  Biden referenced his administration's legislative accomplishments, but much of the focus was on the former president and Republicans who have repeated Trump's lies about the last election. Biden said they see the January 6th insurrection as a playbook to dispute future elections.
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  President Joe Biden: They look at the mob that stormed the United States Capitol on January 6th brutally attacking law enforcement, not as insurrectionists who placed a dagger at the throat of our democracy, but they're looked as "patriots," and they see their MAGA failure to stop a peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election as preparation for the 2022 and 2024 elections.
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  The speech came right before what is often considered the start of the midterm campaign after Labor Day. It's one of three visits the president will make to Pennsylvania, a critical swing state, in just a single week. And new polling from "The Wall Street Journal" finds that independent voters have tilted towards Democrats. Former President Trump is expected to hold a rally in Pennsylvania tomorrow, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy gave a speech in the state before Biden's address.
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  Congressman Kevin Mccarthy: Joe Biden has launched an assault on the soul of America, on its people, on its laws, on its most sacred values.
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  A recent Quinnipiac University poll found that 69% of Republicans and Democrats say they believe the nation's democracy is in danger of collapse. Though they likely say that for different reasons.
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  As Biden spoke about democracy and January 6th, there were also several big developments in the investigation of the attack. The House Committee investigating January 6th asked former House Speaker Newt Gingrich about his role in television ads that spread false claims of voter fraud.
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  Gingrich told the "Journal" that he hasn't gotten the committee's letter and couldn't comment. Also, a former NYPD officer was sentenced to ten years in prison for assaulting police during the January 6th assault. That is the longest sentence for anyone involved in the insurrection so far.
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  2022 has been a good year for unions in the U.S. One contributing factor is the tight labor market. More than 11 million jobs were posted nationwide in July. "Washington Post" labor reporter Lauren Kaori Gurley says that workers feel they have the upper hand to ask for more. And some are forming unions to bargain for better pay and benefits.
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  Lauren Kaori Gurley: A lot of people are saying, I'm not willing to do the type of work I was doing before the pandemic.
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  Requests to hold union elections were up more than 50% in recent months. "The Post" rounds up labor developments at major companies. Workers at Trader Joe's and Chipotle recently voted to unionize for the first time. And unions have made big inroads at Starbucks, Apple and Amazon.
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  Gurley: Victories at these high-profile companies got a lot of media attention, and there's sort of a trickle-down effect, right?
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  Overall, union membership declined in the U.S. last year. Only one in 10 workers are in a union. As a labor studies professor explains to "The Post," the number of new members gained in recent campaigns is small. But the attention union drives are getting seems to be creating momentum. New polling shows 71% of Americans support labor unions. That is the highest level in more than half a century.
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  A recent speech from Fed Chair Jay Powell warned of possible pain ahead in the job market. But experts tell Gurley, even if the labor market cools, unions are tapping into something that could last.
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  Gurley: This cultural shift is not gonna just go away. I think there's been some permanent change in how workers feel about unions, the power they have to increase wages and bargaining power and benefits and give people a voice on the job.
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  This is a big travel weekend, and if you are flying like me, you might be a little anxious. This summer has been a nightmare for air travel. If your flight wasn't canceled, maybe it was delayed. And when you finally arrived, your bags might've been lost. Staffing shortages and pandemic issues made for a stressful summer in airports. Lots of travelers were stretched out on benches wondering if they would ever get home.
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  Airlines are supposed to compensate flyers in some situations where travel plans get messed up. But it's often hard to know what you are actually entitled to and how to claim it, especially when you're struggling with sluggish airport Wi-Fi and trying to keep your phone charged while on hold with customer service. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told "NBC" that carriers need to improve the experience for flyers.
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  Pete Buttigieg: The message to the airlines is that you've gotta make it easier for passengers to understand their rights, and you've got to support passengers when they experience delays or cancellations.
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  A website launching today from the Department of Transportation aims to arm passengers with more information. "Travel and Leisure" magazine gave it a spin. It's got information to think about before you even book with a dashboard that compares airline policies on rebooking and providing hotel rooms if problems happen. And there are details about the rules on what airlines owe you for delays and cancellations.
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  You can read the whole article, which links to the new DOT website on the Apple News app. Hopefully though your flights are smooth and you don't have to use it at all this weekend.
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  Movie tickets across North America are going for just three bucks tomorrow. Thousands of theaters are taking part, from big chains to smaller arthouse venues. It's called "National Cinema Day," cooked up by the trade group for the movie-theater industry. "Business Insider" explains how it's an attempt to keep bringing people back to theaters. The pandemic, of course, hit the industry hard. But lately there have been some bright spots, like big ticket sales for "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and "Top Gun: Maverick."
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  That Tom Cruise movie has grossed more than $1.4 billion globally, at least a quarter of which was purchased by me personally. But now theater owners worry that there aren't enough big tentpole movies coming out for a while. Studios are putting out fewer films because of pandemic delays and a shift toward streaming content. The head of the National Association of Theatre Owners says it may take up to a year and a half for the movie supply to get back to pre-pandemic levels.
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  And all of this means less money coming in for theaters. Hundreds still haven't reopened following pandemic shutdowns. There is hope later this year with a new "Black Panther" film in November and the next "Avatar" installment in December. For now, theaters hope three-dollar tickets can get fans off their couches, through their doors, and into "the danger zone."
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  You can find all these stories and more in the Apple News app. And check out our weekend interview show, "In Conversation." This week, in the latest installment of the "Think Again" series, we're bringing you an episode from our archives. Shumita spoke with journalist Anne Helen Petersen earlier this year about how to rethink our relationship with work.
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  Anne Helen Petersen: I really encourage people, in a non-dorky way oftentimes, figure out what they actually like to do that isn't their job. Because if you don't have something that isn't your job, what else is gonna pull you?
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  Enjoy the long holiday weekend. We'll be back with the news on Tuesday.
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